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There were £19.1bn worth of home purchase mortgages in July – the highest monthly figure since the property market collapsed in August 2008. According to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, lending to home buyers was 7% higher in July than in June, and up 15% on July last year. In August 2008, lending for house purchase was £19.3bn. The CML said it concludes that a “robust market” is emerging after t